8/26/13

As relaxing summer days wind down, families find themselves
reorganizing and regaining some daily, back to school structure.If the thought
of daily to-do lists, extracurricular activities, and homework joining your already
hectic general household chores has you dreading the fall--it’s time to develop
your plan of attack.After years of
searching for the perfect solution to assigning our girls household chores and
tasks--and managing a useful reward system, I think I have finally found the
ideal online chore chart solution for our family:My Job Chart.What is My Job Chart--and why does this online chore chart system work
so well for us?

What is My Job Chart?Just like it sounds, My Job Chart is an online chore chart for
families.Parents create profiles for
the family, assign jobs from either a pre-made list or create their own jobs,
adjust a point value for each task and create available rewards for points
earned.My Job Chart offers apps for
both Android and Apple devices that allow everyone job chart access on the
go--and it’s FREE.

Why do we love My Job Chart?

My Job Chart is 100% Customizable.Every section of the online chore chart
software offers “add your own” options.While the lists cover many household jobs and chore options--every
family has unique needs.I was able to
type in “Practice Irish Dance”--and assign points and include such tasks right
along with “feed the dog”, etc.Users can
even customize all of the photos associated with the job.Our “Feed the Dog” has a photo of our
dog--which is fun for the kids and great for younger non-readers. Reward options are customizable as well--and
creating your own rewards and assigning point values is quick and easy.

There’s an app for My Job Chart.My family is connected to some sort of
electronic device too frequently.I am
finally able to use this to my advantage!Since the apps for this software are so user friendly--and work extremely
well--the girls are more inclined to log in on the iPod and click off
tasks.The days of dry-erase chore
charts and sticker sheets are gone--they just don’t appeal to techno-attached
kids.

My Job Chart helps parents teach kids financial skills and
goal setting.Parents set up point
values for all jobs and set required reward points for all rewards.The program allows kids and parents to
organize points earned into sections for saving, spending, and giving.It’s a great way for even the youngest kiddos
to begin to learn the value of a dollar--and the amount of work that it takes
to earn one!

The free site earns its revenue from an Amazon.com affiliate
style arrangement.The site allows kids
and parents to create shopping rewards (like a new scooter or a laptop or a
doll, etc.) from Amazon.com--and parents purchase those earned rewards through Amazon via My Job Chart allowing the site to earn affiliate
commissions.One daughter has her eye on
a scooter--and the site is helping her set and achieve that reward--while also
encouraging her to save for other things and help others. It's also possible to set up non-commercial rewards--like a trip to the zoo or a family game night.

My Job Chart offers a lot of functionality for a free
program.Have I mentioned that it’s
free--AND it functions amazingly well?We have all tried “free chore charts” and online programs that require
credit card storage for rewards--or fail to work when you need them to work or
are difficult to use or customize.I
adore this program.I set up the entire
account, jobs and rewards for our family of five in less than an hour--and the
girls have used it with ease for weeks.

If you haven’t found the perfect solution to chore chart
management--give My Job Chart a try.I’m
hoping that it helps me keep my girls (and my house!) on track once the busy,
back to school season hits!

Disclosure:I was not
compensated in any way for this post.I
simply found a product that I love and I wanted to share it.